03-21-2007, 06:38 PM
40)A patient presents to a physician with ill-defined complaints of
malaise. The physician orders an erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which
yields a value lower than normal. Which of the following conditions
would most likely produce a decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate?
A. Cancer
B. Infection
C. Polycythemia
D. Pregnancy
E. Systemic lupus erythematosus
malaise. The physician orders an erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which
yields a value lower than normal. Which of the following conditions
would most likely produce a decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate?
A. Cancer
B. Infection
C. Polycythemia
D. Pregnancy
E. Systemic lupus erythematosus